the way i found balance was by having the discipline to follow a schedule. not being a smartass i just think it's that simple, albeit not easy. part of my addiction is to obsess over a particular thing to where it dominates my life. this is true in recovery as well. for me time management and priorization were the key. Do my work, then have a set time where i'd get in my exercise, then my meetings, then my reading, etc... i scheduled out my weeks with recovery and overall healthy endeavors being the focal point of my free time and then stuck to it. i'm self employed and while the business has hours of operation i could easily just work work work to "make up for lost time". i just had to not do that.
getting imbalanced by allowing work, or video games or whatever dominate my life makes me feel sick today. i